Uniform

School Uniform

At NCBIS the following school uniform is to be worn by all students with the exception of children attending the Nursery and Sixth Form.

• Smart, tailored, black trousers, shorts, skirts or culottes. Skirt/culottes length must be to the knee or below, with no high splits. 
• Trousers should be an appropriate length for the student wearing them.
• No jeans,  combat trousers, tracksuit or Lycra materials for trousers or skirts.
• School polo shirt with logo, long or short sleeved and school sweatshirts with logo only.
• Plain black shoes. Shoes must be flat and have closed in heels and toes.  Trainers, sandals or canvas shoes are not allowed.
• Plain black or white ankle socks.
• PE Uniform is navy blue or black sport shorts, school T-shirt with logo and trainers

Authorised summer, winter and PE uniform items are available for purchase from the school.

Jewellery: 

Students may wear the following:

• 1 Chain necklace, 1 ring, 1 watch, 1 pair of studs in the lobe of the ear. Nose-studs, rings and bracelets are not permitted.
• Hair: Should be kept neat and be a natural colour.
• Presentation: Students should come to school looking smart.  Nail varnish and ink marks on the skin are not  acceptable.

Wearing School Uniform

• Students arriving at school in the morning that are not in the appropriate uniform will need to have a signed and dated note.
• Tutors should use their discretion the first time a pupil fails to bring in a signed, dated note. After that the student will be placed in a break-time detention.
• If a pupil doesn’t have a note, then the tutor will issue him/her with a uniform slip.
•  Any student out of uniform without a note or uniform slip will automatically be placed in detention.
• Class teachers need to check that pupils are in the correct unform.
• If uniform becomes a repeating problem, once detentions and a phone call home by the tutor has been made it will then be referred on to the Head of Pastoral.  If this persists the student will be internally excluded until the matter is resolved. 

Physical Education Uniform

• For the sake of personal hygiene all students are expected to change for PE.   Pupils should not arrive at school in their PE kit or trainers or return home in them at the end of the day.
• If the appropriate uniform is temporarily unavailable for a student then he/she should be in clothes as near to the standard item as possible, without big logos or variations in colour.
• At break time students may wear trainers for playing sport but must change back before leaving the sports field. If a student arrives late to class or not in full uniform after breaks then he/she will be placed in detention.

Sixth Form Dress Code

• Sixth Form students are expected to follow these simple guidelines when choosing appropriate clothing for school:
• Extreme modes of dress are not acceptable and will not be tolerated. In the event that a student’s clothing or style of dress causes offence, or is considered by a member of staff to be in any way inappropriate, this will be discussed with the student in question and an acceptable resolution reached.
• Smart, casual clothes are expected. All clothing must be ‘respectable’, i.e. not frayed or holed and shirts, T-shirts and sweatshirts may have logos, motifs, etc. on them but these must not be offensive in any way.
• Female members of the Sixth Form, as with female members of staff, should respect the cultural standards and expectations of the local community.  Strappy tops, see-through tops, crop/mid-driff tops and short skirts must be avoided.

  The rules on jewellery and hairstyles for Sixth Formers are the same as for younger students.